Great Britain
Section ILive animals; animal productsChapter 1 Live animals
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01.01-06Except bees, leeches, silkworms and parasites and destroyers of harmful insects.
■ Articles admitted conditionally
01.06.00A consignment of live bees must contain only queen bees and their attendant workers, colonies are not permitted. Each consignment must be accompanied by an import licence issued by U.K. Government, Department of Agriculture, and a health certificate issued by the Government Department of the country of origin indicating that: (a) the colonies in which the bees were reared have been inspected and are free from blood diseases, (b) microscopic examination of 30 bees from each colony shows no evidence of acarine, nosema, amoeba, apimyasis or varroasis. (A) Whole dead animals, any live insects referred to in the previous paragraph, and plants of kinds to which Schedules 1 and 2 of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 as modified by the Modification Order 1982 (SI 1982 No 1230) apply and the items in Schedule 3 of that Act (items the importation of which is restricted) may be imported in letters on condition that they are accompanied by a licence issued by the Secretary of State for the Environment and provided that they do not contravene any other import prohibition or restriction. (B)Animals and plants of endangered species and items on Schedule 3 of the 1976 Act (as modified) deriving from them will not be licensed for importation into the United Kingdom for primarily commercial purposes.
Chapter 2Meat and edible meat offal
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02.01-10Meat and meat products and animal products (including dry sausage and dried milk) if under Department of Agriculture licence.
Chapter 3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Nil.
Chapter 4 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Chapter 5 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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05.01-11Category A. Pathogens.
■ Articles admitted conditionally
05.1105.11.99Infectious and non-infectious perishable biological substances are only acceptable provided they are packed and labelled in accordance with the UPU (Washington) Convention, Detailed Regulations, articles 120 and 121. These substances must be sent by registered airmail letter service.
■ Prohibited articles
Non-indigenous plant pest and disease organisms, from all countries.
Section IIVegetable productsChapter 6Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
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06.01-04Plant and plant products (unless accompanied by an import licence issued by the appropriate Agricultural Department) as follows: Annual and biennial plants grown outside the Euro-Mediterranean area and (A) Plants of herbaceous perennials of the families Caryophyllaceae (except carnations), Compositae (except florists' chrysanthemum), Cruciferae, Leguminosae and Rosacae grown outside the Euro-Mediterranean area. (B) Plants of the family Solanaceae (except potato) originating outside the Euro-Mediterranean area. (C) Plants of trees and shrubs (except plants of the following genera of forest trees: Abies, Castanea, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Populus, Pseudotsuga, Quercus, Tsuga and Ulmus), originating in South America or in temperate areas of the world outside the Euro-Mediterranean area of North America. (D) Plants of the following genera of forest trees: Abies, Castanea, Larix, Picea, Pinus, Populus (with leaves), Pseudotsuga, Quercus, Tsuga and Ulmus originating outside Europe. (E)Plants of Beta grown outside the EEC. (F) Plants of the family Gramineae grown outside the EEC. (G) Plants of florists' chrysanthemum grown in Malta, the Canary Islands, Kenya, the Americas, Australia, the Far East, South Africa, New Zealand, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan. (H)Plants of Prunus species susceptible of Plum Pox (Sharka) virus, Cydonia Malus and Pyrus originating elsewhere than in the EEC, Algeria, Canada, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libyan Jamahiriya, Morocco, Norway, Syrian Arab Rep, Tunisia or the United States of America (except Hawaii). (I) Host plants of San José. Scale grown in, consigned from and transported through regions of EEC Member States or non-EEC countries where that pest is known to occur. (This prohibition applies only during the period 16April to 30 September. During the remainder of the year this material may be imported if it has been fumigated.) (J) Cut flowers of gladiolus originating in countries in which gladiolus rusts are known to occur. (This prohibition applies during the period 1 June to 31 October.) (K)Plants of strawberry (Fragaria) originating elsewhere than in Europe, Africa, Australia, Canada, Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand, Syrian Arab Rep, Turkey and the United States of America (except Hawaii).
Chapter 7Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
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07.01-09All potato tubers and potato plant material (including true seed), except those listed as conditionally acceptable.
■ Articles admitted conditionally
07.01.10Tubers of seed potatoes grown in and consigned from an EEC Member State (other than Denmark and Greece) or Switzerland, but entry into the Protected Region which includes all of Scotland and parts of Northern England continues to be prohibited by the Prevention of Spread of Pests (Seed Potatoes (Great Britain)) Order 1974.
07.01.90Tubers of ware potatoes grown in and consigned from the countries mentioned in the preceding subparagraph of Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libyan Jamahiriya, Malta, Morocco and Tunisia.
Chapter 8Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Nil.
Chapter 9Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Nil.
Chapter 10Cereals
Nil.
Chapter 11Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Nil.
Chapter 12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw andfodder
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12.01-14Lucerne seed grown in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan or in any other country in which Lucerne bacterial wilt is known to occur. (This prohibition does not apply to seed produced in a Member State of the EC or in Australia, Canada, Czech Rep, Israel, New Zealand, Republic of Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa or the United States of America and does not apply to trade with the EEC.)
■ Articles admitted conditionally
12.01-14The following articles are admitted only if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Plant Protection Service of the country where they were grown, and, where appropriate, by a reforwarding certificate. The certificate should be enclosed in an envelope marked "For the attention of HM Customs" and securely attached to the outside of the package: (1) Imports from EEC Member States: (A) Consignments of all rooted plants except aquarium plants and unrooted vegetative propagating material (including bulbs of narcissus and tulip, corms of gladiolus and seeds of lettuce, lucerne, pea, tomato and Rubus but excluding other bulbs, corms and seeds), potato tubers and raw vegetables of beet, brassica, chicory, endive, carrot and lettuce may not be landed in Great Britain unless they are accompanied by a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate. (B) Consignments of bulbs (other than tulip and narcissus), corms (except gladiolus), raw fruit of cydonia, malus, prunus and citrus (except lemons and citron) and cut flowers and other decorative material of castanea, florists' chrysanthemum, dianthus, gladiolus, prunus, quercus, rosa, salix, syringa and vitis must be accompanied by either: a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Plant Protection Service of the Member State from which consigned, or the latest phytosanitary certificate relating to the consignment issued by the Plant Protection Service of a country from which it was consigned and, where appropriate, by a reforwarding phytosanitary certificate.
(2) Imports from countries outside the EEC: (A) All plants and trees which are not prohibited under 15. (B) Lettuce, tomato, pea of the genus Rubus and lucerne seed (except from those countries from which it is prohibited) and grasses of the families Cruciferae and Gramineae and of the genus Trifolium from Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. (C) Raw vegetables of beta, brassica, cichorium, daucus, lactuca, with foliage from all countries, and all other raw vegetables except asparagus, aubergine, beans and peas, other than in pod; capsicum, chilli, paprika, peppers and pimento; globe artichoke, mushroom and other edible fungi; and raw vegetables of the family Cucurbitaceae from the Americas, Australia, the People's Rep of China, Europe (other than an EEC Member State), Hong Kong, Japan, Korea (North and South), Macao, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. (D) Potatoes for planting from Switzerland. Potatoes other than for planting from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Libyan Jamahiriya, Malta, Morocco, Switzerland and Tunisia. (E) Raw fruit of citrus, other than lemons and citrons, quince (Cydonia), strawberry (Fragaria), apple (Malus), apricot, cherry, plums and peaches (Prunus), pear (Pyrus), blackcurrant, redcurrant, whitecurrant and gooseberry (Ribes), blackberry, loganberry, raspberry and wineberry (Rubus), bilberry (Vaccinium), and grape (Vitis) from all countries. (F) Cut flowers and parts of plants for decoration of castanea, florists' chrysanthemum, dianthus, prunus, quercus, rosa, salix, syringa, and vitis from all countries. (G) Cut flowers of gladiolus from any country in which gladiolus rusts occur between 1November and 31May (prohibited at other times). (H) Cut flowers of protea from South Africa.
Chapter 13Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Nil.
Chapter 14Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section IIIAnimal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesChapter 15Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Nil.
Section IVPrepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesChapter 16Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Nil.
Chapter 17Sugars and sugar confectionery
Nil.
Chapter 18Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Chapter 21Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Nil.
Chapter 23Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Nil.
Chapter 24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Nil.
Section VMineral productsChapter 25Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
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25.01-30Soil in isolation, excluding peat from outside the EEC and soil in association with a growing plant or plant product consigned from outside the Euro-Mediterranean area. Soil is defined as the upper layer of the earth's surface which has weathered and contains vegetative material. Clay, subsoils and minerals are excluded.
Chapter 26Ores, slag and ash
Nil.
Chapter 27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Nil.
Section VIProducts of the chemical or allied industriesChapter 28Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
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28.01-51All radioactive substances which emit alpha, beta or gamma rays of neutrons, including manufactured articles such as luminous dials or preparations, etc.
■ Articles admitted conditionally
28.4428.44.40Dispatches of radioactive substances complying strictly with the provisions of part B of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive materials are admitted on the conditions laid down in the Convention and its Detailed Regulations.
Chapter 29Organic chemicals
Nil.
Chapter 30Pharmaceutical products
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30.01-30.0630.02-30.04 / Narcotics substances sent for a medical or scientific purpose, but only with an Import Licence from the Home Office. Psychotropic substances with either an Import Licence from the Home Office or an Import Licence from the responsible authority. Vaccines, Sera, Toxins, Anti-toxins and Antigens; Insulin; Preparations of the Pituitary (Posterior Lobe); Corticotrophin; Heparin and Hyaluronidase, when the addressee has obtained an Import Licence from the responsible authority.
Chapter 31Fertilizers
Nil.
Chapter 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery; cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 37Photographic or cinematographic goods
Nil.
Chapter 38Miscellaneous chemical products
Nil.
Section VIIPlastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereofChapter 39Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40Rubber and articles thereof
Nil.
Section VIIIRaw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)Chapter 41Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Nil.
Chapter 42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
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42.01-0642.06.10Ivory, worked or unworked must be accompanied by an import licence issued by the Department of Trade and Industry.
Chapter 43Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
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43.01-04Seal skins, except those from an accepted source.
■ Articles admitted conditionally
43.01-0243.01.70-43.02.19 / Seal skins, only from an accepted source.Section IXWood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Chapter 44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section XPulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereofChapter 47Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
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49.01-11Cards decorated with mica or ground glass or other similar materials. Irregularly shaped postcards are not acceptable.
■ Articles admitted conditionally
49.0949.09.00Cards decorated with mica or ground glass or other similar materials are acceptable if they are placed in envelopes. Only cards which are rectangular in shape with corners that are either square or rounded to a maximum radius of 10 mm are admissible.
■ Prohibited articles
49.02Horror comics and matrices. The prohibition of matrices used in the printing of horror comics applies to printing-blocks, photographics, and other materials prepared for that purpose.
49.01Books, printed matter, etc, which are protected by copyright in the United Kingdom.
49.07Imitations, etc, of any postage stamp for denoting any rate of postage. Cards, folders, labels or envelopes should preferably be white, but there is no objection to colours (other than red) provided that the shades are not glaring, vivid, dazzling in effect, or too dark, and provided that the dyes used do not contain phosphorescent substances.
49.08Items bearing on the outside or in the address, words, marks or drawings which, in the opinion of the Post Office, might embarrass postal officials called upon to handle them.
49.01-11Indecent and obscene prints, paintings, books, cards, lithographs and other engravings, films, video tapes or any other indecent or obscene articles.
49.11Demands for payment in respect of unordered directory entries.
Any advertisement or notice, imported for publication, about the drawing or intended drawing of any lottery, which in the opinion of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise contravenes any Act relating to lotteries.
49.07Items bearing on the outside or in the address, words, letters or marks (used without formal authority) indicating or leading the addressee to suppose that the items are on Her Majesty's Service.
49.11Items posted abroad requesting payment for goods which may have been reserved, but not previously ordered by the addressee.
Items posted abroad and offering prizes or inducements on attending promotional presentations.
Any postal item consisting of two or more separate items or containing two or more items addressed to different persons at different addresses.
Goods bearing a false indication or origin unless they are for private use of the addressee. Articles bearing a counterfeit trademark or a false trade description and articles of foreign manufacture bearing a name or mark which represents or purports to represent the name or mark of any manufacturer or merchant in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, unless the name or trademark is accompanied by an indication of origin.
49.07The importation of a counterfeit of a currency note without the consent of the Treasury is prohibited by the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
Section XITextiles and textile articlesChapter 50Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
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51.01-13Animal hair and animal wool which has either originated in Egypt or the Sudan or which has passed through those countries, including goods mixed with those materials, except for genuine trade samples in packages not exceeding 2 kg in the letter service, and 10 kg in the parcel service in any one importation and which are completely enclosed in the packings and wrappings used for transit purposes. Tops and yarns made wholly or partly of goat hair, including goods mixed with these materials